The largest birds that ever lived on Earth, elephant birds have a spotty fossil record. But understanding them could help protect Madagascar’s biodiversity.
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Dozens of threatened Australian species are back from the brink. But many are reliant on fenced-off safe havens and could not survive the feral predators of the wild. True safety is harder
Conservation practitioners and policymakers must organize and prioritize the management of habitats around whether species are more beneficial or harmful to biodiversity.
Offering ‘carrots’ like biodiversity credits to landholders won’t stop natural collapse. Banning land clearing and stronger environmental laws are much more likely to work.
Dozens of species have been coaxed back from oblivion, with fenced havens, conserved habitat, islands and feral predator control vital.
From pine trees to camphor laurel and even the Cootamundra wattle, trees can be weeds too.
New research from China shows how the loss of insects is destabilising food webs.
Critically endangered grasslands and productive farmland in NSW would be cleared to lay the Hunter Gas Pipeline.
The swamp has not yet been drained everywhere.
More than 60% of global intact forest loss is unrelated to farming, our research shows
To guard against extinction, we must advocate for common species.
Tinkering around the margins of English farms won’t benefit biodiversity, research suggests.
Your super is likely exposed to major nature-based risks. How big a risk? We don’t know - because to date, banks and super funds haven’t looked into it. But that’s likely to change
When species naturally hybridise, the influx of genes can reduce their risk of extinction as climate change shrinks their habitats.
A new image has been taken of the whole Earth 50 years after the first - revealing noticeable changes to its surface.
Queensland is still clearing large tracts of land to run more cattle. This comes at a huge cost to our native animals and plants.
Enormous cane toads in Australia are not new – but we might see even larger ones as predators figure out how to eat these introduced toxic toads.
Huge swathes of Africa remain unstudied and their species undocumented.
Atlantic rainforests once lined the island’s west coast – and could one day return.
Feral cats double the size of domestic tabbies. Cane toads with longer legs. And dingoes with flexible joints. ‘Selection pressure’ is at work on introduced animals.
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Professor in Sustainability and Urban Planning, Leader, Interdisciplinary Conservation Science Research Group (ICON Science), RMIT University
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Professor, The Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor, The University of Queensland
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of Ecosystem and Forest Science, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University
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Senior Lecturer, Public Sector Management, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University
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Ecologist and Researcher, Flinders University
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Matthew Flinders Professor of Global Ecology and Models Theme Leader for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, Flinders University
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Jaana Dielenberg is a Friend of The Conversation.
University Fellow, Charles Darwin University
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Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania
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Adjunct Associate Professor James Cook University and University Fellow Charles Darwin University, James Cook University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne
